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butterflies upon wheels

butterflies upon wheels is the plural of butterfly upon a wheel.

Meaning of butterfly upon a wheel

Noun

butterfly upon a wheel (plural butterflies upon a wheel or butterflies upon wheels)

  1. An innocent person (usually a female) crushed by life's adversities.

Questions about butterflies upon wheels

What is butterflies upon wheels the plural of?
Butterflies upon wheels is the plural of butterfly upon a wheel.

Words near butterflies upon wheels in the dictionary

  1. butterflied
  2. butterflier
  3. butterfliers
  4. butterflies
  5. butterflies upon a wheel
  6. butterflies upon wheels
  7. butterflower
  8. butterflowers
  9. butterfly
  10. butterfly adder
  11. butterfly adders

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